Re: Re: Snow Crystal Photographs
At 06:02 PM 2/4/2003 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >have you ever compared your A 200/4 ED macro lens with 105mm Nikkor or >Canon 100mm or 200mm macro Nikkor/4? >Do you think Pentax glass is better? Have not used the other brands - from what I've seen, the Pentax 200mm macros are among the best there are, if not the best. >What about PZ1p and flash abilities? I used the Pz-1p for some time before getting the Mz-S, and I still use a Pz-1p for birds. The flash capabilities are excellent - you have a fast maximum X-Synch speed (1/250th) and flash compensation built into the body. >So if you shoot macro you measure background, compensate -1 or 1.5EV and >then do fill-in flash?Or what? If you use A lens TTL of flash is possible >as remember well. It depends on the situation. For hand held macro shots flash is the main source of light, with the tripod I either don;t use flash or use it only as fill. >Look here: http://www.grochowalski.pl/ Nice work! - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
Re: Snow Crystal Photographs
At 01:15 PM 2/3/2003 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote: Are you aware that there's a children's book out now about an early pioneer of snowflake photography? I can't remember the name of the book/man, but I know it's being widely read in public schools around here right now. Maybe you could piggyback on that interest to get yourself some good publicity Thanks Mike, and Frank, for that info re "Snowflake Bentley." I get emails from teachers now and then about the snowflakes, so I know that some of them are looking at those photos. I think there's a real fascination with seeing something close up that is usually only seen from afar. FWIW - the last of the 2003 snowflake images has a couple links on the page, one to a site coving Wilson Bentley. That site has a reprint of an article he wrote for Popular Mechanics on how to photograph snowflakes - it's still an excellent source of information. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
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Thanks, Ken, glad you like them! I wound up going with the extension setup after trying a variety of stacked lens setups (e.g. A*200mm macro with an M50mm f1.7 reverse mounted in front.) The reserve mounted 50mm on extension seems to be sharper than any of the stacked lens setups. The biggest problem is focusing - the 50mm f4 on 300mm of extension has an effective aperture of f28 - so the finder is pretty dim, even with lots of lights. - MCC At 06:06 PM 2/3/2003 -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote: Great job Mark! I like them all & agree that the featured image is the best IMHO> Curious as to how you arrived at your lens/extension setup? Kenneth Waller - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
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> Oh yeah, Mike, > > Happy birthday to your child! > > > > -frank Thanks Frank. He's hand-raised, you know--I brought him home at age 5 days with exactly nine hours warning, and have raised him by myself since then. It's to his credit, therefore, that he's turned out to be such a super guy. I must admit I have thought of Bob B.'s son many times over the past few days. Being a parent myself. I thought about putting a large bumper sticker on my car that would say: "OPPOSE THE WAR / SUPPORT THE TROOPS." It does seem contradictory, and yet, I would hope there is a way to oppose political policy while still supporting our countrymen and countrywomen who are on the front lines. They certainly have my respect and support. I would wish nothing less for my own son if he were there. --Mike
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Hey, Mike, You're child is right. "Snowflake Bentley" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary Azarian. cheers, frank frank theriault wrote: > I haven't heard back from my friend the librarian yet, but a quick search on > Google found a book called "Snowflakes in Photographs" by W.A. Bentley. But > maybe there's a biographical book called "Snowflake Bentley", I don't know... > > regards, > frank > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Oh yeah, Mike, Happy birthday to your child! -frank Mike Johnston wrote: > > Hi, Mike and Mark, > > > > I have a friend who's a children's librarian at the Toronto Public Library. > > If such > > a book exists, my guess is that she'll know of it. > > > > I've sent her an e-mail, and I'll let you (and the list) know if she's > > familiar with > > it. > > > > regards, > > frank > > My nine-year-old (soon to be ten-year-old--tomorrow, in fact-- *sob*!) says > the name of the man and also the book is "Snowflake Bentley." > > --Mike -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
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> Hi, Mike and Mark, > > I have a friend who's a children's librarian at the Toronto Public Library. > If such > a book exists, my guess is that she'll know of it. > > I've sent her an e-mail, and I'll let you (and the list) know if she's > familiar with > it. > > regards, > frank My nine-year-old (soon to be ten-year-old--tomorrow, in fact-- *sob*!) says the name of the man and also the book is "Snowflake Bentley." --Mike
Re: Snow Crystal Photographs
Great job Mark! I like them all & agree that the featured image is the best IMHO> Curious as to how you arrived at your lens/extension setup? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 8:32 PM Subject: Snow Crystal Photographs > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - > > >
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Hi, Mike and Mark, I have a friend who's a children's librarian at the Toronto Public Library. If such a book exists, my guess is that she'll know of it. I've sent her an e-mail, and I'll let you (and the list) know if she's familiar with it. regards, frank Mike Johnston wrote: > Mark Cassino, > Are you aware that there's a children's book out now about an early pioneer > of snowflake photography? I can't remember the name of the book/man, but I > know it's being widely read in public schools around here right now. Maybe > you could piggyback on that interest to get yourself some good publicity. > > --Mike -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
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> MC> Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > MC> the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > MC> website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > MC> Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > MC> mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > MC> lifesized. > > MC> If you are interested take a look at this link: > > MC> http://www.markcassino.com > > MC> The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > MC> to the other shots from it. Mark Cassino, Are you aware that there's a children's book out now about an early pioneer of snowflake photography? I can't remember the name of the book/man, but I know it's being widely read in public schools around here right now. Maybe you could piggyback on that interest to get yourself some good publicity. --Mike
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Beautiful pictures, Mark. You perfected your technique indeed. Servus, Alin Mark wrote: MC> Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and MC> the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my MC> website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an MC> Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse MC> mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x MC> lifesized. MC> If you are interested take a look at this link: MC> http://www.markcassino.com MC> The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link MC> to the other shots from it.
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Thanks, Paul - glad you like them! The snowflakes are caught on glass, a blue light and diffuser provide the background. The biggest challenge is trying to focus, especially the 50mm f4 on ~300mm of extension! - MCC At 09:06 PM 2/2/2003 +, you wrote: Wow! Awesome work, Mark. Did you shoot it on glass? How did you light the background. Paul Stenquist - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
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At 08:51 PM 2/2/2003 -0500, you wrote: Stunning! Thanks, Mark, for taking and sharing them with us. I'm sure that I saw two of them that were the same though - nah, can't be true thanks, frank Thanks, Frank - they actually _do_ start to look alike after a while! - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
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Amazing. Once upon a time, fellows of Penta Club discussed how one could grow snow flakes in controlled environment. I suppose for me in Israel it would be even more relevant... Truly amazing work. Thanks for sharing. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
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Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - More excellent shots from you. I forwarded your URL to a couple friends as I have done in the past because of the excellent images you have. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
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Love the snowflakes and the other snow scenes on your site. Also like the lighthouse photos. Jim A. > From: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 20:32:54 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Snow Crystal Photographs > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:34:39 -0500 > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - > > >
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Wow! Awesome work, Mark. Did you shoot it on glass? How did you light the background. Paul Stenquist Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - -
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Stunning! Thanks, Mark, for taking and sharing them with us. I'm sure that I saw two of them that were the same though - nah, can't be true thanks, frank Mark Cassino wrote: > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Snow Crystal Photographs
Hi folks - Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x lifesized. If you are interested take a look at this link: http://www.markcassino.com The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link to the other shots from it. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
